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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jfscooby86 on 08 December 2011, 13:27
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can anyone reccomend some coilovers for a mk2 golf gti??
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There's a lot. Joms being cheap kws being expensive. Spax are in the middle. What's ur budget
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havent really got a budget but want a set that will last and provide a firm ride but not teeth breaking lol
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Most coilovers are teeth breakin if wound down to the bump stops. I would go for some fks. Venom motorsport are normally quite goods for prices
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thanks for your help il look into them,
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hiya i have a set of kws not slammed right the way but enough to do my steelies justice, they were expensive but definately worth the mney for ride comfort and the ride height (alot of comments at bugjam!)
if you can afford these i would definately recommend.
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Venom DPM have a good deal on FK Highsports at the mo, £375 i think, thats banging value in my book!
http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/fk-highsport-coilover-suspension-kitbr-golf-2-18-16v-18-g60-fwd-0883-p-7805.html
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do a search on this section... this matter has been covered 1000's of time and with some really good information...
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im on budget coilovers hottuning there basicly the same as the joms, there good for ride hight but if u want to go anyware without looking like a kangeroo dont bother. anything under £200 will be bouncy i not sure what the mid range are.
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I'm running FK's , about 2 years old /15Kish miles now - still ok, firm as you would expect , handles great but rebound is a bit harsh for crap roads, sometimes - feels like I'm going to take off if I hit a fag paper on the motorway :grin: , however they are a good compromise for road and trackday use. They are also holding up to corrosion pretty well for UK weather!
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Dont go for FK Highsports, they are just not set up right for a mk2 unless your giving it absolute death on smooth roads and there is NO ride quality, just crashiness and nodding dog syndrome. The springs are far too hard for a Mk2 and as said above, the damping is just too much and gets bloody dangerous IMO on bumpy roads. They once fired me up and into the apex of a corner over a bump leading to a broken wheel when it dropped into the ditch at the side of the road due to the mismatch of damping to spring rate to weight of car! The corrosion protection on the set I had was hopeless too, despite getting a bloody good spray of the wax they are sent with and following liberal applications of chain wax.
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I have a set of SPAX RSX'S and they are lush - £500 after hunting a few discount codes. Fully adjustable dampening and height adjustment. The previous set I had on were from 1997 iirc and lasted until 2010 when one of the seals went :grin:
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I have a set of SPAX RSX'S and they are lush - £500 after hunting a few discount codes. Fully adjustable dampening and height adjustment. The previous set I had on were from 1997 iirc and lasted until 2010 when one of the seals went :grin:
I has the same, an i'll admit, best feeling MK2 ive owned
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its funny that £500 can be thought of as a lot for car suspension. My comparison/reference point comes from my bike, due to the nasty nature of the mountain bike industry a set of suspension forks that used to be £500 5 years ago are now around £1000, and include no more R&D, and far less materials than a set of 4 coilovers!
When the shocks on my GTi give in, I will look forward to getting some lovely, reasonably priced, coilies!
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its funny that £500 can be thought of as a lot for car suspension. My comparison/reference point comes from my bike, due to the nasty nature of the mountain bike industry a set of suspension forks that used to be £500 5 years ago are now around £1000, and include no more R&D, and far less materials than a set of 4 coilovers!
When the shocks on my GTi give in, I will look forward to getting some lovely, reasonably priced, coilies!
Exactly, this is always my argument for not getting a mountain bike. I want one, or at least think I do but then look at the prices of parts and think 'fook me, I could pay half my insurance for the price of a new set of forks' or spend it on goodies like wheels, turbos, pipes blah blah blah
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Bikes are a joke. Its like a car number plate, newer doesn't always mean better. From an engineering point of view, the old parts from the likes of marzocchi, race face, middleburn, profile etc are still brilliant bits of kit. Go 2nd hand when building a bike, the old skool stuff can go quite cheap when looking in the right places. Compare the old bomber z1 bam's to todays newer made in china 'marzocchi' sh!te. I know what I'd rather. Fashion riders want shiney clean new bits. Hardcore recognise function over form. Same with cars I suppose. It doesn't always warrant the money spent if you don't use things 'properly' imo